The author provide guidance for depicting the characters who appear in memoirs
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- 1. Truth and dare: are you ready to write a memoir? -- 2. Blood on the page: writing about family -- 3. Because I said so: writing about children and the disabled -- 4. Dangerous liaisons: writing about spouses, friends, and exes -- 5. Shame me twice: writing about sex, . drugs and bad behavior -- 6. Just between us: secret telling -- 7. Talk to my finger: the legalities of writing about others -- 8. Expect the unexpected: the media's response to your memoir -- Appendix: Select books on writing memoirs